Alain Guiraudie | |
|---|---|
 Guiraudie in 2009 | |
| Born | 15 July 1964 Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, France |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1990-present |
Alain Guiraudie (French: [giʁodi]; born 15 July 1964) is a French film director and screenwriter. He has directed ten mostly LGBT-related films since 1990. He is openly gay.[1]
Work
Guiraudie has named Georges Bataille as an important influence.[2] His 2013 film Stranger by the Lake was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival[3] where he won the award for Best Director.[4]
In 2014, he won the Prix Sade for his novel Now the Night Begins (Ici commence la nuit).[5]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Screenwriter | Actor | |||
| 1990 | Heroes Never Die (Les Héros sont immortels) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short film |
| 1993 | Les Yeux au plafond | Yes | Short film | ||
| 1994 | Straight Ahead Until Morning (Tout droit jusqu'au matin) | Yes | Yes | Short film | |
| 1998 | La Force des choses | Yes | Yes | Short film | |
| 2001 | Sunshine for the Poor (Du soleil pour les gueux) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Also producer |
| 2001 | That Old Dream That Moves (Ce vieux rêve qui bouge) | Yes | Yes | Prix Jean Vigo Nominated—César Award for Best Short Film Nominated—European Film Award for Best Short Film | |
| 2002 | Un petit cas de conscience | Yes | |||
| 2003 | No Rest for the Brave (Pas de repos pour les braves) | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2005 | Time Has Come (Voici venu le temps) | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2008 | On m'a volé mon adolescence | Yes | Telefilm | ||
| 2009 | The King of Escape (Le roi de l'évasion) | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2013 | Stranger by the Lake (L'Inconnu du lac) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Cannes Film Festival-Queer Palm Cannes Film Festival-Un Certain Regard Best Director Nominated—César Award for Best Film Nominated—César Award for Best Director Nominated—César Award for Best Original Screenplay Nominated—Louis Delluc Prize |
| 2016 | Staying Vertical (Rester vertical) | Yes | Yes | Nominated—Cannes Film Festival-Palme d'Or Nominated—Louis Delluc Prize for Best Film Nominated—Lumières Award for Best Film Nominated—Lumières Award for Best Director | |
| 2017 | Pays perdu | Yes | |||
| 2022 | Nobody's Hero (Viens je t'emmène) | Yes | Yes | ||
References
- ↑ Melissa Anderson (22 January 2014). "Stranger by the Lake: Trouble in a Gay Paradise". Village Voice. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
- ↑ "Cannes 2013: A Touch of Sin, The Past, Stranger by the Lake". Time Out New York. Archived from the original on 18 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
- ↑ "2013 Official Selection". Cannes. 6 May 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
- ↑ "Cannes: 'The Missing Picture' Wins Un Certain Regard Prize". Hollywood Reporter. 26 May 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- ↑ Alex Wermer-Colan, "Fear of the Deeps: On Alain Guiraudie’s 'Now the Night Begins'". Los Angeles Review of Books, July 13, 2018.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Alain Guiraudie.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.